connecticut governor dannel malloy told cnn the federal ban should not have been allowed to expire. >> i think when we talk about the assault weapons ban that was in place in the united states, to allow that to have gone away -- these are sought weapons. you do not hunt deer with these things. what can only hope we will find a way to limit these weapons that really only have one purpose. >> in a moment, we will host a debate. first, we're joined by paul barrett from bloomberg businessweek. his latest book is called, "glock: the rise of america's gun." welcome back to "democracy now!" talk about what happened on friday and put in context of gun violence in this country. >> what we saw is yet another one of these huge the disturbing mass killings that i think is the almost inevitable outcome of a society that is permeated by firearms, some 300 million guns in private hands right now. the intersection of a society like that with mental illness, which is almost inevitable in society. once again, and that a young man, for reasons we do not yet know and may never know, snapped. guns are rea